Symbiotic panel, I am cultivating immortality in the world of immortality

Chapter 209 Li Ye, a Mortal, from *Nine Songs: Lady Xiang*

As the group stepped into the shade of the peach tree.

What you see is a completely different scene from the mortal world.

dark.

Or rather, it's gloomy.

This place, which is exactly the same as the Dongcangfang Market complex, is shrouded in a gloomy winter mist. There is no sunlight, only the moonlight that has become blurred through layers of clouds.

The Netherworld Market is primarily a place for those beings active in this world as souls or spirits to trade. Protected by the moonlight of the deity Wangshu, not only can souls come and go freely, but the living can also move around.

Building a market town was already a rare opportunity.

The construction of this Netherworld Market was extremely rare, and everyone looked around curiously, sensing the spiritual energy environment here that was completely different from the mortal world.

"I heard that the Netherworld we control is controlled by our ancestor, Grandmaster Wangshu." Chen Mo gazed at the sky, as if trying to see through the pale moonlight above the clouds.

The phantom of his soul and spirit could be faintly seen on his body, drawing spiritual power from the moonlight.

The moonlight in the Netherworld also has a nourishing effect on the primordial spirit.

The main business of Youjie Market is trading various items, and secondly, renting and leasing cave dwellings and courtyards.

"I heard so."

Li Ye didn't look at the moonlight much, because he always felt that the moonlight seemed to be particularly active around him, as if it was eager to pour its power into his body.

It's probably because of the favor she received from Empress Wangshu.

However, he has been busy building the market and has no time to plant Silver Moon Grass. Even though she is urging him to eat it, he can only wait until this winter.

Today, he can calmly face these special treatments. Since he has the ability, he doesn't feel embarrassed or awkward.

He didn't have any plans for this Netherworld Market, since he hadn't studied the spiritual plants and beasts related to souls in depth. He would build it up slowly in the future; he had already done enough.

Now he only needs to arrange one last thing before he can rest.

"Everyone."

"Originally, in the Netherworld Market, some souls were recruited from within the gate or summoned to serve as market attendants."

"Now I intend to have these transport spirits, the locust spirits and the willow spirits, serve as attendants. What do you think?"

He reached out and beckoned.

Immediately, hundreds of locust spirits and willow spirits lined up in front of him, their expressions serious, truly giving off the air of an army.

"..."

If you've already found the right person, why would we disagree?

But where did Li Ye find so many locust spirits and willow spirits, and why were they able to live inside the branches of the peach tree?

They are born from a certain spiritual plant and can generally only live inside that kind of spiritual plant. Once replaced, they will become listless, let alone be able to move around in the shade of a peach tree.

Forget it.

They gave up after only a brief moment of thought.

Anyway, I've seen enough amazing things during this time. This Master Lingye may really be exceptionally talented. For geniuses, there's probably no logic to it.

Xuanhouyan is the most reliable:

"Fellow Daoist Li's arrangements are naturally the best."

"Then let's begin to perfect the Netherworld Market. Once the Netherworld Market is perfected, we will have completed our mission."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Li, are the mortals and families who have moved into this market ready?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ye was slightly taken aback.

To be honest, he hadn't really considered it. He looked at his third senior brother.

The latter noticed his gaze, nodded slightly, and continued the conversation:

"The mortals who migrated here were all transferred from the market town in the heart of the sect. As for their families, they are Zhou Qiumai from Huiya Market Town and the family of Junior Brother Su Ya from within the sect."

"..."

Li Ye blinked and said, "Isn't this too obvious, Senior Brother? Won't people talk about us?"

Zhou Qiumai of the Zhou family has completely surrendered to him, and Su Ya's family is extremely grateful to him. Su Ya himself has a very good relationship with him. Isn't this going to turn Dongcang Market into his personal fiefdom?
His words made the third senior brother laugh: "Junior brother, this matter was personally instructed by the sect leader."

Since you don't plan to start your own lineage, you'll need some subordinates to help you. Junior Brother Su Ya's family will help you stabilize the situation. You just need to manage Zhou Qiumai of the Zhou family well.

That guy does have some ambition, but as long as he's loyal to you and the sect, ambition is a good thing.

After that, take a look at the mortals and give them some resources to nurture them. Mortals have short lifespans, so they can multiply more quickly. By nurturing them generation after generation, they will become your own power.

Every Golden Core cultivator does this; it's the connection between our Four Seasons Sect and the mortal world, an anchor deeply rooted in this world.

Li Ye hadn't expected that his sect leader uncle would actually arrange something like this.

But upon closer reflection, he does indeed need to cultivate his own trusted confidants.

With his resources almost overflowing, he definitely needs someone to help him use them up; he can't ask his senior brothers for help with everything.

The process of discovering those overlooked talents must be quite interesting.

When the time comes, all sorts of people will be arranged for alchemy, array setting, and weapon crafting. He can supply all the resources by himself, that would be much more efficient.

So he nodded and accepted the offer:

"Ugh."

"It's really kind of you, Uncle-Master, to trouble yourself with such a trivial matter."

He thought of Zhao He, who had been staying in the cave, and decided to have that guy help him manage it.

If it weren't for Jiang Tingchao's desire to maintain the evolution of the Ruoquan River, he would have actually wanted to kick both of them out.

Although the cave dwelling was large enough, he still felt that it was enough for him to live there by himself.

Upon hearing this, the other mythical beasts from the mountains and seas were also considering whether to send their own descendants over.

But then I thought better of it. If I tried to force people into this situation when Li Ye didn't need them, it would easily annoy him.

They should just take the initiative when needed.

Li Ye could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions.

He knew that as his status and fame grew, these kinds of things would inevitably happen.

He suddenly felt a little tired, so he said, "I have done what I was supposed to do. I'll leave the rest of the finishing touches to you all."

"I want to go and rest."

It was rare to see Li Ye looking tired, and it was only at this moment that everyone realized it.

In those short two years, Li Ye arranged countless things, and even the seemingly omnipotent Ling Ye Zhenren would get tired.

So they quickly said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, please go and rest."

"This place is now in our hands!"

"I can't let you worry about everything."

Amidst the assurances of the crowd, Li Ye slowly departed. His figure swiftly merged into a void, and even divine sense could not detect where he went.

……

Time flies.

Three months later, the market was completely completed. The sect sent several Nascent Soul cultivators to inspect it. Everyone else received their due rewards, but Li Ye was nowhere to be seen.

They were very worried that Li Ye might have been abducted by the Hell Path.

When they asked Chen Mo, he shook his head with a complicated expression and refused to say anything more.

This made everyone even more curious.

It should be a good thing, but where exactly did Li Ye go?
Meanwhile, Li Ye, whom they had been talking about, had changed into an ordinary cloth outfit, completely concealing his ethereal and otherworldly aura, and looked like an ordinary young farmer.

He followed behind a man also dressed in plain clothes, sitting in a carriage. All around him were huge carriages, carrying lots of luggage, and ordinary people with expectant expressions.

This is a procession of ordinary people heading to Dongcangfang Market.

Li Ye could clearly hear the excited voices of the mortals on the carriage:

"Hey, have you heard? That Dongcang Market was specially built for us by a top-notch Golden Core Immortal from the Four Seasons Immortal Sect."

"Yes, yes! The officials who posted the notice said that as long as we farm and live a good life there, we will be better off than we were back in our hometown!"

"I heard that the Golden Core Immortal also takes on disciples!"

These words immediately caused many people to gasp in shock, but they had no greedy intentions.

After all, the reputation of the Four Seasons Immortal Sect had long been ingrained in their blood.

Since they are Golden Core Immortals, they would definitely have to be very selective when choosing disciples. How could they possibly choose a boy from their own family?
Besides, this matter was far too distant, so after a brief discussion, they began to talk about the crop seeds they had brought, how to cultivate them when they arrived, and whether they could make it in time for spring planting...

Li Ye listened, still puzzled.

Unable to resist asking the man in front of me:
"Master, I still don't understand your profound meaning."

He had stayed in his cave for two months when he suddenly received a decree from his master. After arriving here, he changed into simple clothes and began migrating with the mortals.

Is it about tempering one's heart in the mortal world? Or is there some other deeper meaning?

Upon hearing this, the handsome and refined man sitting in front, who was also known as Jiang Suxing, turned around and smiled, saying, "This is the market you built yourself. You already have a deep understanding of the immortal side."

Now it's time to learn about the places where ordinary people live.

I'll also learn this supernatural power.

"It will come in handy later."

The master handed over a thin, thread-bound ancient book.

The ancient book was surrounded by a strange aura, carrying wisps of moisture and a powerful force that seemed to coexist with life and destruction, and one could almost feel the flow of time.

This is……

"Nine Songs: Lady Xiang"
It was a wonderful method specially passed down by the ancestor of the Su Xing lineage.

Even in this world of abundant resources, this wondrous technique is considered a top-tier supernatural power, and this is only one chapter in the "Nine Songs".

Li Ye was unusually excited.

"You really gave it to me? If you've given it to me, I can't take it back!"

He stroked the ancient book with great affection.

"You silly child, you make it sound like I'd ask you to take it back." Although the master said this, his tone was full of affection: "The book 'Lady Xiang' was written by our grandmaster."

There are three supernatural powers within; see if you can discern them all.

Without his master needing to remind him, Li Ye had already immersed himself completely in the book "Xiang Lady" written by his grandmaster.

He saw a figure standing high in the sky watching the sacrifice to the goddess, the devout offerings, the scene of houses built in the water, and the Xiang River flowing through time...

Compared to the original poignant mythological tale, the ancestor seemed only concerned with whether the mortals' sacrifices would be answered, the painstaking construction of a house in the water, the gradually decaying temple over endless time, and the forever unattainable goddess of the Xiang River.

In short, this is an unfinished "divine descent ritual" and a tragedy between humans and gods.

From beginning to end, the Xiang River Goddess whom those people worshipped was separated from them by endless time and space; they could only see her, but could not truly pray for her blessings.

The goddess could only watch silently, unable to do anything, until her tears soaked the surrounding bamboo, leaving behind tear stains that would last forever.

By the time he finished reading the entire piece, he was feeling very depressed—he had a sympathetic voice and could feel the emotions within it more clearly.

Human piety and God's helplessness.

Li Ye was very upset.

"The Mountain Spirit was a tragedy before, and the Lady Xiang is a tragedy now... Master, can't you give me some happy stories to read?"

The master shook his head: "This is not the most tragic thing yet. I intend to let you learn all of the Nine Songs. There will be even more tragic things to come."

Tell me, what have you learned from this?

What insights do you gain?

Only now, as Li Ye pondered the story, did he realize that every single character in the story was shining brightly in his mind, as if imprinted with a clear, blue, immortal essence.

The most eye-catching one is the character “室”.

This is one of the supernatural powers in the classic text "Xiang Lady".

Build houses.

He casually pulled out a lump of clay and started kneading it on the spot. In no time, he had shaped it into a small, unremarkable house, and then pressed his fingers onto it.

A drop of clear blue light gradually spread out, eventually enveloping the entire house.

It seems that nothing has changed.

But this one finger strike consumed half of Li Ye's spiritual power, which was several times greater than that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator!
The feeling of his spiritual energy being drained almost made him collapse.

Fortunately, the master was prepared and caught him. Several kind-hearted elderly people sitting in the carriage not far away asked with concern:

"What's wrong with Yewa?"

"I still have some elixirs that the immortals gave me. Why don't you take one?"

"Sigh, these kids these days aren't as healthy as us old folks."

The master readily accepted the medicine bottle and thanked the elderly people, saying, "Thank you, thank you. My brother is in poor health, which is why I was thinking of going to Dongcang Market to ask a sage for a checkup."

Ah, I hope my wish will come true.

"..."

Li Ye almost choked on his master's heartfelt words.

So much so that he coughed violently a few times after swallowing the pill, which made the people around him look at him with even more pity and affection.

They started discussing.

Alas, poor Brother Jiang has to travel thousands of miles with his sickly little brother to seek medical treatment. Why don't they just petition the resident immortals together once they get there?

I heard it was a celestial being surnamed Chen...

(End of this chapter)